U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Brownfields  2016  Grant Fact Sheet

Sandusky,  OH


EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is real property,
the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential
presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2002, the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to  help states and communities  around the
country cleanup and revitalize brownfields sites. Under  this law, EPA provides financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive  grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants,  and job  training grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and
tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.

Assessment Grants
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has  selected the City of Sandusky for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide
hazardous substances grant funds will be used to conduct five Phase I and four Phase II
environmental site assessments. Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct six
Phase I and six Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds of both types also will be used
to support cleanup planning and community outreach activities, and conduct site selection and
prioritization.

Contacts

For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfieldsy

EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-353-2112
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Website: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-
revitalization-illinois-indiana-michigan-minnesota-ohio-and

Grant Recipient: City of Sandusky, OH
419-627-5829

The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to  the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated.
Therefore, activities  described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
United States                          Office of Land and                    EPA 560-F-16-127
Environmental                         Emergency                                May 2016
Protection Agency                      Management (5105T)
Washington, D.C. 20460

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